Face the Music

George Duke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bizarre Planet
• ASIN: B00006I0D5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,950 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #60 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Smooth Jazz

Track Listings

1. The Black Messiah, Pt. 2

2. Chillin'

3. My Piano

4. Guess You're Not the One

5. Let's Roll

6. Ain't It Funky Now

7. Close to You

8. Another Way to Look at It

9. Creepin'

10. Ten Mile Jog

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!..., November 11, 2002

By 

duce "duce" (Stone Mountain, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Face the Music (Audio CD)

This is the ONE for George. The CD where he has total freedom to do whatever he wants to do and you hear it in every single track. He picked the BEST musicians in the business and went wild! Black Messiah is a pretty smooth tune with an old feel from the old "smoky room" jazz club days, Chillin is an awesome song with a nice "tap your foot rhythm"...My Piano clearly demonstrates why he is the "Master of the Game", Let's Roll is too much for the normal ear...you will not believe your ears. The balance of this CD is as exceptional as the beginning. The most noticable quality of this CD is, of course, the unbelievable musicianship and how this band he assembled ignited some of his most exceptional piano playing.

This was GOOOOODDDD! Man, I'm glad he's producing under his own label. This is a must for any jazz enthusiast.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A PEAK!!!!!, November 19, 2003

By 

Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Face the Music (Audio CD)

It's taken me well over ten listens to this album to appreciate
just how FANTASTIC every cut on "Face The Music" is!The opening
"Black Messiah" showcases slow burning funk using acoutsic bass
and Duke's understand GRAND piano playing.And that "understatement" carries over into a series of long,superbly
crafted funk such as "Ain't It Funky Now","Let's Roll" and a
fantastic nod to his elaborate MPS days on "Another Way To look
At It".As as always a certain Brazillian flavor touches several
of these numbers.You'd think that after all these years Duke
would start to run out of steam but he's only getting better!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD - Too bad it took almost 5 months before I heard it, February 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Face the Music (Audio CD)

Perhaps its because George recorded this one on his own independent record label. Who knows... However, had I not been out to LA (where I heard it played often) I would not have even know about the CD as it has gotten no airplay on any stations in the New York area. At least I have not heard anything yet! What a shame. The world of Jazz has been so tired and boring lately and this is the shot in the arm it needed. Cool and funky innovative grooves throughout with some nice contemporary jazz songs. It's a shame I don't hear it in NY. Also, I was a little disappointed with the liner notes - no copyright date information or the kind of information you would like to see on each song, but overall, a really a great CD to add to your collection.